| 000 | 02637cam a22003973u 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 49129 | ||
| 003 | UtSlPG | ||
| 005 | 20260610134129.0 | ||
| 006 | m | ||
| 007 | cr n | ||
| 008 | 260607r2015||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d | ||
| 010 | _a11021826 | ||
| 040 | _aUtSlPG | ||
| 041 | 7 |
_aen _2iso639-1 |
|
| 050 | 4 | _aE300 | |
| 100 | 1 |
_aHenson, Josiah, _d1789-1883 |
|
| 245 | 1 | 0 |
_aFather Henson's Story of His Own Life : _bTruth Stranger Than Fiction |
| 264 | 1 |
_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2015 |
|
| 300 |
_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats |
||
| 336 |
_atext _btxt _2rdacontent |
||
| 337 |
_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia |
||
| 338 |
_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier |
||
| 500 | _aRelease date is 2015-06-03 | ||
| 508 | _aProduced by Cindy Horton, Diane Monico, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) | ||
| 520 | _a"Father Henson's Story of His Own Life" by Josiah Henson is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book narrates the life experiences of Henson, who was born into slavery and recounts his struggles, hardships, and the path to eventual freedom. It provides a compelling insight into the brutal realities of American slavery through the eyes of someone who lived it. The opening of the narrative introduces Josiah Henson's birth and childhood in Maryland, detailing the extreme brutality faced by his father, a fellow slave, who was punished severely for defending his mother from a cruel overseer. Henson reflects on these early memories, providing a stark depiction of the violence and inhumanity surrounding slavery. As he progresses through his childhood, the account foreshadows the trials that lie ahead, including heartbreaking family separations and his eventual journey toward self-discovery and faith amidst the oppressive conditions he endured. Thus, the beginning sets the stage for a powerful autobiographical exploration of resilience and the quest for freedom. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
| 534 | _nOriginal publication data not identified | ||
| 653 | _aFugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography | ||
| 653 | _aAfrican Americans -- Biography | ||
| 653 | _aEnslaved persons -- United States -- Biography | ||
| 653 | _aHenson, Josiah, 1789-1883 | ||
| 653 | _aFugitive slaves -- Canada -- Biography | ||
| 653 | _aBlack people -- Canada -- Biography | ||
| 653 | _aClergy -- Canada -- Biography | ||
| 700 | 1 |
_aStowe, Harriet Beecher, _d1811-1896 |
|
| 856 | 4 | 0 | _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49129 |
| 999 |
_c89967 _d89967 |
||